Poland's PGNiG starts gas supplies to Ukraine

Ukraine strives to break off its dependency on Russian energy supplies

Poland's state-run gas firm PGNiG said on Thursday it had started gas supplies to industrial consumers in Ukraine as part of an agreement with Ukrainian private gas trader Eru Trading, Reuters reports.

PGNiG has not provided details regarding the volumes and terms of the deal.

Linking the gas grids is a part of a wider project designed to connect Poland's Baltic Sea liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal with central and eastern European countries, known as the North-South Gas Corridor.

Polish officials said earlier this year Poland would like to send gas to Ukraine, after launching its first LNG terminal at the Baltic Sea.